Exhibitions

A small segment of work by Cecilie Westh, exhibited right now in the Gallery. It’s been almost a year since we have seen new works from one of our favorite artists. See her previous exhibition here. 

Cecilie Westh In Between

The female figure and her mysterious inner self is the overall theme of Cecilie Westh’s exhibition, In Between. Recurring in Westh’s work are the seductive connotations and her portrayal of the playful, teasing and enticing elements of the female figure and her secretive inner self… the indefinable something that cannot be touched.

Installation view of the current exhibition here at Galleri Oxholm - A solo exhibition with the expressionistic artist Gunleif Grube showing his latest serie “Den Røde Manege” ( The Red Manege )

"When the boy stopped drawing ravens, they poked out his eyes"

The artist Allan Bestle has through fascinating and challenging forms of expression composed this series of sculptural paintings - through numerous worn objects, pieces of canvas, hitten nostalgic photograps with reference to the artists past, all hold together by flooring panels, paint, glue and mastics. Every single painting is accompanied by a tailormade fairytale written by the talented Dokswel M.

The gallery is moving to Pile Allé 25 at Frederiksberg in Copenhagen!

Here are some pictures from Saturday just before we opend the doors to our new space and a group exhibition showing following artists:

KINKI TEXAS (DE) - NIELS CORFITZEN (DK) - FLORIAN EYMANN (FR)

HEPTAGON (teaser video)

33 hours. 

11 paintings.

1 artist.

Oxholm HALL:Peter Max-Jakobsen (DK) “malstrøm”Aron Demetz (IT)

12/3 – 3/4

“Nothing is more fascinating to homo sapiens than our own constitution – our own species..” - Peter Max-Jakobsen

“I believe that what will connect them all, the paintings, the drawings and the sculptures, is the basic human representation, and the three-dimensionality.” - Aron Demetz

Peter Max-Jakobsen & Aron Demetz were kind enough to take time out of the schedule ahead of the exhibition and answer a few questions about the upcoming works, their consistent choice of motives and how they think they might shift in the future. Read the full interview here.

Peter Max-Jakobsen: ”malstrøm”

The works are visualizations of the risk of losing. Losing more than expected. They reflect the gaping holes which appear in people. Between people. Disruption. Meltdown. Loose ends.

In the paintings, vaguely outlined contours of the human body meet condensed pastose areas. The color pencil stands confronted by the sea of turpentine-diluted oil paint applied with thick brushes. The different artistic techniques appear side by side without merging and are only connected by the physical shape of the body.

The focal point for Peter-Max-Jakobsen is man’s attempt to outline and depict man, thereby cementing the eternal fascination with ourselves. We are never fully discovered – we are enigmatic. And while there are classical hints in the works by Peter Max-Jakobsen, these are never fully recognizable like the ones from the Antique or the Renaissance, but instead subtle in the way the body is posed. They show man freely – not in free fall – but always in relation to something else. The figures are juxtaposed and in their co-existence accentuate each other.

Aron Demetz:

Demetz is from a long line of old Italian wood sculptors – he leaves reminiscences from the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Neoclassical, which carries a balance and a calm. They are often introspective, gazing inwards, and thereby leaving us outside as strangers. Their eyes rest directly at us, letting us know they are like us, but a moment later they fade away.

So standing next to them, their metamorphosis is apparent – like the changes in mankind – the skin peeling off, the emotions, the memories and the connection intersperse underneath. There’s a feeling of observing a developing creature, ready to start a new life and to take advantage of the new possibilities.

The viewer becomes a voyeur to the human body, journeying into the mind and physicality of ourselves.

The exhibition ends the 3/4 2016

Galleri Oxholm: Allan Bestle (DK)“When the boy stopped drawing ravens,they poked his eyes out” accompagnied by short stories by Dokswel M.

12/3 – 3/4

“When you give Allan Bestle’s artistic standpoint an intense review, you find an obvious mixture of pop culture meets over stimulated, burlesque kitsch. The busts and especially the paintings flirt with an undeniable touch of unadulterated virtuous expression of Renaissance causing the viewer great confusion and surprise yet leaves a dazzled feel from his macabre, grief filled yet erotic decadent demolition and build-up..”

Words by: Roderich Eisele, Cph. Translation by: Charlotte Nørgaard, NYC.

Allan Bestle composes an impression of life in a bold and challenging expression. Attached together by paint and pointing, yellowing photographs, pieces of canvas and objects worn tired by time become the foundation for his works. In the studio, he uses everything from paint brushes to the sharpened pencil.

In this series, the center of attention is the raven. Every work will be accompanied by a dedicated fairy tale written by Dokswel M.

“Nothing is more fascinating to homo sapiens than our own constitution – our own species..” - Peter Max-Jakobsen

Ahead of the opening of their joint exhibition in Oxholm HALL, we spoke to Peter Max-Jakobsen & Aron Demetz and they were kind enough to answer a few questions about their common motives and what the future might bring in terms of art and medium. 

The work serves as a poetic reflection of the connectedness and trials of life. At its best, the work uncovers something of the viewer. It is made in the studio from a deeply personal perspective, yet, for all to share.

The premise began two years ago. Due to a number of personal heartbreaks I took inventory of life and actions to create it. Layers of my previous self and choices were peeled away, like a hieroglyphic into stone. Fresh elements revealed. A shift occurred in subject matter within the paintings. The melancholy for the past, recollection of past hurts, now, accepted. I moved in to inhabit the present moment. This with help from a moving meditation practice, present and future became anchor points. The greatest goal of the exhibition is to illuminate this artist statement much more than vice versa.

Pattern from home textiles, rugs, ceramics and linens melt in a colorful secondary palette. Idyllic landscapes interplay with alla prima drawings captured with the studio as still life. Dreamy palm trees, homes and umbrellas stand in for human inhabitation and populate the canvas. The thousand thoughts of a single moment honored with this interplay and then unleashed. Triangles invigorate the composition to honor history of painting composition. The great resolve of this exhibition stands in as my lifetime.

Christina Shurts "Hotel Landenberg"

We cordially invite all to the opening of Christina Shurts’ newest body of works “Glyph Shift” - we open the doors Saturday the 13th of February from 12-14.  In relation to the exhibition, the artist has released a statement, which describes the works and what their importance are: “The work serves as a poetic reflection of the connectedness and trials of life. At its best, the work uncovers something of the viewer. It is made in the studio from a deeply personal perspective, yet, for all to share. 

The premise began two years ago. Due to a number of personal heartbreaks I took inventory of life and actions to create it.  Layers of my previous self and choices were peeled away, like a hieroglyphic into stone.  Fresh elements revealed.  A shift occurred in subject matter within the paintings.  The melancholy for the past, recollection of past hurts, now, accepted. I moved in to inhabit the present moment.  This with help from a moving meditation practice,  present and future became anchor points.  The greatest goal of the exhibition is to illuminate this artist statement much more than vice versa. 

Pattern from home textiles, rugs, ceramics and linens melt in a colorful secondary palette. Idyllic landscapes interplay with alla prima drawings captured with the studio as still life.  Dreamy palm trees, homes and umbrellas stand in for human inhabitation and populate the canvas. The thousand thoughts of a single moment honored with this interplay and then unleashed.  Triangles invigorate the composition to honor history of painting composition.  The great resolve of this exhibition stands in as my lifetime.”